Homecare firms get €156m from HSE over four years

Home Instead Senior Care received a total of €40.1 million between 2011 and 2014

Anne Heraty CPL, one of its portfolio companies, PHC Care Management, received €3.9 million over the four years.

Eight large homecare providers have shared over €156 million in payments from the HSE over the last four years, according to official figures.

Home Instead Senior Care received a total of €40.1 million between 2011 and 2014, rising from a payment total of €6 million in 2011 to €12.9 million last year.

The company is a franchise operation that is owned by Edward Murphy, David Healy and Micheal Kearney.

Their homecare company saw ...